“Mind the Gap” in Reporting the Outdated Statistics

Close cooperation between researchers and policy-makers to find the specific health needs of communities, would lead to taking evidence-based decisions in addressing communities’ health problems. Publication errors, like reporting outdated statistics are among the key factors that influence effectiv...

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Main Authors: Babak Moazen, Farimah Rezaei, Masoud Lotfizadeh, Mohammad Darvishi, Farshad Farzadfar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Online Access:http://www.ijhpm.com/pdf_2894_c0ef1bac9a31cf56fee43b4d19271caf.html
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spelling doaj-3dfa4541f600422db58e9d08b1796e742020-11-24T21:55:57ZengKerman University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management2322-59392322-59392014-10-013529529610.15171/ijhpm.2014.97“Mind the Gap” in Reporting the Outdated StatisticsBabak Moazen0Farimah Rezaei1Masoud Lotfizadeh2Mohammad Darvishi3Farshad Farzadfar4Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranObstetrics and Gynecologist, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Esfahan University of Medical Sciences, Esfahan, IranDepartment of Community Health, Sharekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, IranInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center (IDTMRC), AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranNon-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranClose cooperation between researchers and policy-makers to find the specific health needs of communities, would lead to taking evidence-based decisions in addressing communities’ health problems. Publication errors, like reporting outdated statistics are among the key factors that influence effectiveness of such decisions.http://www.ijhpm.com/pdf_2894_c0ef1bac9a31cf56fee43b4d19271caf.htmlSubstance-Related DisordersMethadoneTherapeuticsand Publication Error
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Farimah Rezaei
Masoud Lotfizadeh
Mohammad Darvishi
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Farimah Rezaei
Masoud Lotfizadeh
Mohammad Darvishi
Farshad Farzadfar
“Mind the Gap” in Reporting the Outdated Statistics
International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Substance-Related Disorders
Methadone
Therapeutics
and Publication Error
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Farimah Rezaei
Masoud Lotfizadeh
Mohammad Darvishi
Farshad Farzadfar
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title “Mind the Gap” in Reporting the Outdated Statistics
title_short “Mind the Gap” in Reporting the Outdated Statistics
title_full “Mind the Gap” in Reporting the Outdated Statistics
title_fullStr “Mind the Gap” in Reporting the Outdated Statistics
title_full_unstemmed “Mind the Gap” in Reporting the Outdated Statistics
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publisher Kerman University of Medical Sciences
series International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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2322-5939
publishDate 2014-10-01
description Close cooperation between researchers and policy-makers to find the specific health needs of communities, would lead to taking evidence-based decisions in addressing communities’ health problems. Publication errors, like reporting outdated statistics are among the key factors that influence effectiveness of such decisions.
topic Substance-Related Disorders
Methadone
Therapeutics
and Publication Error
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